Shloka 62

Prabhāsa-kṣetra: Circuit of Tīrthas and Shrines Leading to Bhukti and Mokṣa

Devanagari script

संगालेश्वरमभ्यर्च्य रुद्रलोके महीयते । नारदादित्यमभ्यर्च्य त्रिकालज्ञानवान्भवेत् ॥ ६२ ॥

Transliteration

saṃgāleśvaramabhyarcya rudraloke mahīyate | nāradādityamabhyarcya trikālajñānavānbhavet || 62 ||

Translation

بعبادة سَنگالِيشْوَرا (Saṅgāleśvara) يُكرَّم المرء في عالم رودرا. وبعبادة ناراداديتيا (Nārādāditya) يُمنَح معرفة الأزمنة الثلاثة: الماضي والحاضر والمستقبل.

Word by Word

• संगालेश्वरम्: Saṅgāleśvara (a form of Śiva)
• संगालेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संगालेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; संगाल + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (संगालस्य ईश्वरः)

• अभ्यर्च्य: having worshipped
• अभ्यर्च्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अर्च् (धातु; अभि + √अर्च्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभावः; पूर्वकालिकक्रिया (having worshipped)

• रुद्रलोके: in Rudra’s world
• रुद्रलोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्रलोक (प्रातिपदिक; रुद्र + लोक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रुद्रस्य लोकः)

• महीयते: is honored
• महीयते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मह् (धातु; मह् + य)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; भावे/कर्मणि प्रयोगः (is honored/glorified)

• नारदादित्यम्: Nārāditya (a form of the Sun)
• नारदादित्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारदादित्य (प्रातिपदिक; नारद + आदित्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नारदस्य आदित्यः)

• अभ्यर्च्य: having worshipped
• अभ्यर्च्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अर्च् (धातु; अभि + √अर्च्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभावः

• त्रिकालज्ञानवान्: one who knows the three times (past/present/future)
• त्रिकालज्ञानवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिकालज्ञानवत् (प्रातिपदिक; त्रि + काल + ज्ञान + वत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (to implied worshipper); समासः (त्रिकालस्य ज्ञानम्) + वत्

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Saṅgāleśvara
• Rudra (Shiva)
• Nārādāditya
• Āditya (Surya)

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It teaches that specific sacred shrines (tirtha/devata-ksetras) carry distinct spiritual fruits: Śiva worship at Saṅgāleśvara leads to honor in Rudraloka, while Sūrya worship at Nārādāditya grants trikāla-jñāna (insight into past, present, and future).

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Bhakti is expressed through abhyarcana (formal worship/archana). The verse emphasizes devatā-bhakti performed at revered kṣetras, where sincere worship yields both otherworldly merit (Rudraloka) and inner illumination (trikāla-jñāna).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The mention of trikāla-jñāna aligns with Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology/time-science) as a Vedāṅga theme—knowledge structured around time (kāla) and its three divisions, presented here as a spiritual attainment through Sūrya worship.